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Vikings outlast Seahawks, stay tied atop NFC North
Sam Darnold threw a 39-yard touchdown pass down the left sideline to Justin Jefferson with 3:51 remaining as the Minnesota Vikings rallied for a 27-24 victory against the host Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.,The pass capped a four-play, 70-yard drive that took just 30 seconds after Seattle's Geno Smith ...

Wild face improved Blackhawks looking to end 4-game skid
The Minnesota Wild have one more chance to stop their slide before they take a break for the holidays.,Minnesota will look to snap a four-game losing streak when it faces off against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Wild are dealing with injuries to several key players...

Hawks hope to reduce turnovers when Wolves come to town
The Atlanta Hawks will try to get off the turnover train on Monday when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second leg of their four-game homestand.,The Hawks have committed the third-most turnovers in the NBA at 16.5 per game, but the last two contests they have easily surpassed that number...

Zeke Mayo has 25 as No. 8 Kansas takes down Brown
Zeke Mayo scored 25 points as No. 8 Kansas defeated Brown 87-53 on Sunday afternoon at Lawrence, Kan.,Mayo was 5-of-8 from 3-point range to deliver his 25 points, one game after he scored 26 against North Carolina State., ,The Jayhawks outscored the Bears 45-22 in the second half while winning 21 st...

No. 8 Kansas aims to regain past form vs. Brown
Slumps are defined differently at Kansas.,The No. 8 Jayhawks return to Allen Fieldhouse Sunday afternoon to take on Brown, likely with a goal of emerging from a rare funk.,Kansas (8-2) lost back-to-back road games -- 76-63 at Creighton and 76-67 at Missouri -- both of which resulted in the home crow...

Grizzlies use explosive first half to cruise past Hawks
Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 22 points starting in place of the injured Ja Morant on Saturday to lead the visiting Memphis Grizzlies to a 128-112 win over the Atlanta Hawks.,Memphis was playing without Morant because of lingering back soreness. Pippen entered the game averaging 10.2 points and turned in...

Payton Sandfort leads Iowa's second-half rally in win over Utah
Payton Sandfort scored 24 points to lead Iowa to a come-from-behind 95-88 victory over Utah in a neutral-site nonconference game Saturday in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.,Sandfort tallied 19 points in the second half, when the Hawkeyes (9-3) turned an 11-point deficit into their own double-digit lead. ...

Flames build four-goal lead, hold off late Blackhawks rally
The Calgary Flames scored three goals in the second period and held off a late rally to defeat the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 6-4 on Saturday in Calgary., ,Trailing 5-3, Ilya Mikheyev's goal for the Blackhawks on a rebound with 1:08 remaining, and their goalie pulled for the extra attacker, brought...

Report: UCF hires ex-Appalachian State coach Shawn Clark as OL coach
Former Appalachian State head coach Shawn Clark has been hired as UCF's offensive line coach, ESPN reported on Saturday morning.,Clark, 49, was fired earlier this month after compiling a 40-24 record with the Mountaineers, including 5-6 in 2024 -- his first losing season. Clark had a 3-1 record in b...

Hawks' defense faces challenge of Grizzlies' high-powered offense
The Atlanta Hawks' defense will get another fierce test on Saturday when they begin a four-game homestand by hosting the Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA's top offensive team.,Atlanta allows 119.3 points per game, fourth-worst in the league. But more ominous has been the team's lack of acuity guarding the...

Iowa QB Brendan Sullivan (ankle) to start Music City Bowl
Iowa quarterback Brendan Sullivan has recovered from a sprained ankle and will start the Music City Bowl against Missouri on Dec. 30, Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said Friday.,Sullivan missed the final two games of the regular season due to the ailment.,"He feels fully confident," Ferentz said of Sul...

Blackhawks put three-game win streak to test vs. Flames
It will be two teams going in opposite directions when the Chicago Blackhawks visit the Calgary Flames on Saturday., ,The Blackhawks defeated the Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Thursday night for their third straight win, while the Flames dropped a 3-2 decision to the Ottawa Senators in a second consecutive ...

Virginia Tech trending up as Saint Joseph's awaits
After a brutal stretch of losses, Virginia Tech appears to be showing signs of life in recent weeks.,The Hokies go for their third straight victory on Saturday afternoon when they take on Saint Joseph's as part of the Holiday Hoopfest in Philadelphia.,Virginia Tech (5-6) dropped six games in a row f...

Brady Tkachuk's OT goal lifts Senators over Flames
Brady Tkachuk scored 55 seconds into overtime and the visiting Ottawa Senators beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Thursday for their fifth straight win.,The game ended with a series of end-to-end rushes. After Senators goalie Linus Ullmark made a save on Jonathan Huberdeau, he sent an outlet pass to Tim...

Blackhawks turn back Kraken for season-high third straight win
Ilya Mikheyev scored twice and Teuvo Teravainen had two assists to back a 27-save effort from Arvid Soderblom as the Chicago Blackhawks topped the visiting Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Thursday for their season-best third win in a row.,Mikheyev continued a torrid stretch in which he has scored four goals i...

Spurs make key plays late to down Hawks in OT
Victor Wembanyama racked up 42 points and Chris Paul had a key four-point play late in regulation and a decisive 3-pointer with 20 seconds left in overtime as the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the visiting Atlanta Hawks 133-126 on Thursday.,With Atlanta up by three points late in regulation, Paul sank...

Blackhawks activate G Petr Mrazek from injured reserve
The Chicago Blackhawks activated goaltender Petr Mrazek off injured reserve on Thursday.,In a related move, Chicago assigned goalie Drew Commesso to AHL affiliate Rockford.,The Blackhawks will start Arvid Soderblom in net on Thursday night when the Seattle Kraken visit, but Mrazek will back him up.,...

Playoff vibes shared as Vikings streak into Seattle
When the NFC North champion is finally crowned, the division title will have been earned.,The Minnesota Vikings pulled even with the Detroit Lions atop the North and clinched a playoff berth with a 30-12 victory over the Chicago Bears on Monday night.,The Vikings (12-2), who have won seven consecuti...
Nik Bonitto Deserves Defensive Player of the Year Votes as Broncos Push Towards Playoffs
Broncos star Nik Bonitto delivers game-changing plays, but still gets overlooked for AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors despite the Broncos pushing for the playoffs....

Surging Senators on long road trip, visit slumping Flames
The Ottawa Senators will go for their fifth straight win when they visit the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.,Ottawa opened the longest road trip in franchise history (nine games) with a 3-0 win against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night, while the Flames squandered a 3-1 lead in a 4-3 overtime lo...